Global Patent Index - EP 0873296 A1

EP 0873296 A1 19981028 - PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TEREPHTHALIC ACID

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TEREPHTHALIC ACID

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON TEREPHTALISCHER SÄURE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR FABRIQUER DE L'ACIDE TEREPHTALIQUE

Publication

EP 0873296 A1 19981028 (EN)

Application

EP 95941923 A 19951230

Priority

KR 9500185 W 19951230

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9724310A1] This invention relates to a process for manufacturing terephthalic acid and more particularly, to a process for manufacturing terephthalic acid in a high recovery rate with high purity in accordance with the practice of this invention comprising the following procedures: polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as "PET") scrap is hydrolyzed with alkaline aqueous solution to give the slurry of terephthalic acid alkali metal/earth metal salt, then the particles of terephthalic acid formed from acid-neutralization are enlarged to recover terephthalic acid with high purity.

IPC 1-7

C07C 63/26; C07C 51/09

IPC 8 full level

C07C 27/02 (2006.01); C07C 51/09 (2006.01); C07C 51/43 (2006.01); C07C 63/26 (2006.01); C08J 11/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C07C 51/09 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9724310A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9724310 A1 19970710; DE 69522479 D1 20011004; DE 69522479 T2 20020508; EP 0873296 A1 19981028; EP 0873296 B1 20010829; JP 3140469 B2 20010305; JP H11502868 A 19990309; US 6075163 A 20000613

DOCDB simple family (application)

KR 9500185 W 19951230; DE 69522479 T 19951230; EP 95941923 A 19951230; JP 52421897 A 19951230; US 10100198 A 19980629